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What is the polarity of milk?

Updated: 12/9/2022
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Milk is not a pure substance but rather is a colloid. The protein in it has bunches of peptide bonds but polar ends and would be both hydrophobic and hydrophilic, although the hydrophobic parts tend to curl into the middle of the protein's tertiary structure and hide from the water. The fat component is nonpolar with its solubility depending on how hydrogenated it was. The lactose is a sugar, so it is quite polar.

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